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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Petunias For All 



Petunias in the fine strains available to- 

 day are one our finest Summer flowers. For 

 bedding they are unsurpassed, and are al- 

 most indispensable for porch and window 

 boxes. 



Petunias, even the Giant Flowered varie- 

 ties, are one of the easiest and most satis- 

 factory flowers to grow. Give them a good 

 start and they will bloom profusely from 

 early summer until late fall. 



CULTURE. The Giant varieties are best 

 started indoors in February or March, and 

 transplanted in May to the place where they 

 are to bloom, while the Bedding sorts will 

 give excellent results if sown in the open 

 in April or May. 



Petunia seeds are very fine and should be 

 sown in very shallow drills. The best 

 method is to sow on top of the soil, press 

 down firmly with a smooth board, water, 

 and then cover with cheesecloth or paper 

 until the seedlings show. Keep well wat- 

 ered at all times, and transplant as soon as 

 large enough to handle. 



GIANT PORTLAND PETUNIAS. A beauti- 

 ful new form of Petunias on the same 

 order as the Balcony type. Plants make 

 a stocky, semi-trailing growth and bear 

 extremely large ruffled and frilled flow- 

 ers. Excellent for porch and window 

 boxes. 



2454 Elk's Pride. Royal purple, large flow- 

 ers of velvety texture. 



2455 Pink Glory. Plain edged but very 

 large and attractive, deep rose in color. 



2456 Pride of Portland. Clear rose, deli- 

 cately veined. 



2457 Wnite Beauty. Extra large, finely 

 fringed and pure white. 



Each, pkt., 35c; 4 pkts., $1.25. 

 2459 COLLECTION: One pkt., of each of 

 the above 4 colors, $1.25. 



Giant Portland Petunias. 



Marvelous Double Fringed Petunia. 



GIANT- FLOWERED SINGLE and DOUBLE 



(Illustrated in natural colors on the 

 front cover). 



2451 Giant of California. Barge flowers 

 ruffled petals. Pkt., 35c. 



2452 Giant Single Fringed Mixed. The flow- 

 ers are monstrous in size and all are deli- 

 cately veined with contrasting colors. 

 Edges of the petals are finely fringed. 

 Pkt., 35c; 3 pkts., $1.00. 



2453 Marvelous Double Fringed Mixed. 



Flowers are of largest size, full double 

 and finely fringed. This is the finest 

 strain we have ever seen. Pkt., 75c. 



BALCONY PETUNIA. Vigorous, trailing 

 plants with profuse blooms of large size. 

 The best single Petunias for window 

 boxes and fine for bedding. 



2461 Balcony, Blue. Deep violet-blue — a 

 rare and exceedingly attractive color. 

 Pkt., 25c; % oz., $1.00. 



2462 Balcony, Rose. 



2463 Balcony, Crimson. 



2464 Balcony, Wnite. 

 2466 Balcony, Mixed. 



Each, pkt., 15c; y B oz., 75c. 



2469 COLLECTION. One pkt. of each of 

 the above 4 colors, 60c. 



